ABLATE | • ablate v. (Transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. • ablate v. (Intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. • ABLATE v. to remove or decrease by ablation. |
ACETAL | • acetal n. (Organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR’)2 (where R’ is not H). • ACETAL n. an odoriferous liquid formed by reaction of acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol. |
ALATED | • alated adj. Alate. • ALATED adj. having wings, also ALATE. |
ALATES | • alates n. Plural of alate. • ALATE n. a winged insect. |
ALGATE | • algate adv. (Obsolete) Always. • algate adv. (Obsolete) Altogether; entirely. • algate adv. (Obsolete) In any way; at all. |
ALTEZA | • ALTEZA n. (Spanish) highness, also ALTESSE, ALTEZZA. |
ALTHEA | • althea n. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia. • Althea prop.n. (Greek mythology) the queen of Calydon. • Althea prop.n. (Greek mythology) an obscure goddess who was the personification of truth. |
LANATE | • lanate adj. Covered in or composed of woolly hairs. • LANATE adj. having or consisting of a woolly covering of hairs, also LANATED, LANOSE. |
MALATE | • malate n. (Organic chemistry) A salt or ester of malic acid. • MALATE n. a salt of malic acid, also MALEATE. |
MEATAL | • meatal adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling a meatus. • MEATAL adj. relating to a meatus, the opening of a passage or canal. |
PALATE | • palate n. (Anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. • palate n. (Figuratively) A person’s ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. • palate n. (Figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. |
RELATA | • relata n. Plural of relatum. • RELATUM n. a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition. |
TALEAE | • taleae n. Plural of talea. • TALEA n. (Latin) a recurring rhythmic pattern. |
TALPAE | • talpae n. Plural of talpa. • TALPA n. (Latin) an encysted tumour on the head, a wen. |
TAMALE | • tamale n. Mexican dish of cornmeal dough shell filled with various ingredients (e.g. chopped beef, pork, sweet… • Tamale prop.n. A city in Ghana, the capital city of the Northern Region. • TAMALE n. (Nahuatl) cornmeal dough rolled with ground meat or beans seasoned usually with chili, also TAMAL. |
VALETA | • valeta n. Alternative form of veleta (“type of dance”). • VALETA n. (Spanish) a kind of dance in waltz time, also VELETA. |